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[Motorola Photon 4G] kiwiBeans:
I've only had two things happen consistently that have made me scratch my head.

One is that if a long enough time has passed that my phone locks with the security PIN, when I unlock it by entering in my PIN and hitting ok there is sometimes a lag before the phone opens up coupled with the dim screen from the lock screen staying dim for a bit. We're talking a few moments at most but noticeable on a phone that flies, otherwise.

Second problem I'm still trying to figure out - manifests when I'm using Glympse (location sharing app that shows your location/speed LIVE to someone else). I've been using this app since it came out - a long time ago. If you're not familiar with this app (it's AWESOME), when you're transmitting, your location arrow is green. If you're not, it's gray. If there's a problem with the transmitting of your signal or location, it's yellow/orange. I'm consistently finding that after initially sending and transmitting ok, if I check the phone 5 - 10 minutes later the arrow is orange and I cannot get it to transmit again. I'm putting this here as a bug because I believe it's a data handoff problem as the times I've seen this happen I had 4G on. I'll experiment more and report. Maybe using Pandora as I drive home this evening.
[Motorola Photon 4G] nezb:
I'm having an issue with the camera. Even with manually adjusting the focus, have you noticed that this camera is particularly bad at taking close-up photos? My Nexus One never had a blurry or out-of-focus photo, but for some reason the camera on my new Photon takes crap pictures. I've even tried the macro mode and it still looks terrible. This is at about 4 inches away from the object being photographed. I tried in various different light settings too! No luck... I went back to the Sprint store and took some pictures with the demo units -- both of them exhibited the same issue.
[Motorola Photon 4G] codee:
I've had the Evo, Evo 3d and no the Photon and the Photon by far has the best reception hands-down. Not just the bars, but the actual signal readouts as well in opensignal or something similar. 3g data is much more solid/stable/quicker on this phone as well. The 3g radio on the 3d seemed to take a "nap" fairly often and just drag along in general.

Can't comment on the 4g though...I rarely ever use it.
[Motorola Photon 4G] manekineko:
It's really bizarre and irritating how if you have a screen lock set, the Photon will display both the regular lock screen with slide to unlock, and then the screen pattern lock.

Every other Android device I've ever played with, the screen pattern lock replaces the regular lock screen.
[Motorola Photon 4G] mikeyinid:
Have you tried holding the button til its focused? It auto focuses then doesnt snap the pic til you release the button. My camera takes awesome pics.

*just noticed the on screen button snaps the photo when you release the button. The physical snaps the photo after a second or so.
[Motorola Photon 4G] beyondinferno:
I need someone to help me with trouble shooting a REALLY weird issue.

download this wallpaper (http://euphoricarythmia.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=5551&d=1308386199) and set your brightness to high then auto. Does the left side of the image loose it's detail?

Also, if you use the stock launcher and remove a shortcut does the icon look really crappy?
[Motorola Photon 4G] beyondinferno:
Try using vignette. The pictures it takes now are flawless. Seriously.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Cos45:
I am having the same exact problems. Didn't start happening until Day 3 of ownership. I can call, but lose all sound. The only way to fix was to turn it off and on, then its fine. I thought it might have been connection problems with the Air Rave in my home office, but had the same problem with it disconnected.
[Motorola Photon 4G] CCallahan:
Sounds like with so many having the same issues these might be caused by 2.3.4 and not the phone hardware. I haven't seen an official bug list for this GB version.

Anyone confirm this? If so, then maybe an upgrade from Moto to 2.3.5 or whatever will be an easy fix if indeed there is one from Google.

The not being heard bug is the most discerning to me. Rest I can live with for now.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Schulz3:
Exact same happened to me, but I can add that i think it does it after roaming, but I may be wrong. It's rather irritating; if it keeps happening I might go talk to Sprint.
[Motorola Photon 4G] piercenkc:
i received 2 calls today, right in a row and couldn't hear anything on the other end.

rebooted my phone, and its working great again.

only thing other than that minor blip that i've noticed is streaming audio on my mlb at bad app. it sounds like the audio is on fast forward - skipping all over the place.

anybody else experienced anything like this with streaming audio? i used tunein this morning and noticed it very slightly as well.
[Motorola Photon 4G] sixshooterz:
I'm having the same phone audio issue as everyone else. My wife, who has the Photon, experienced it this afternoon. Hopefully someone finds the cause or a fix soon. Other than that, I love the phone!
[Motorola Photon 4G] kiwiBeans:
Now you guys are worrying me. I'm not someone who uses the actual phone part of the phone a lot. I might use the phone to speak to someone maybe 2-3 times a day for a minute each, if that. In fact, I can go entire days without using the phone to make a call so if I've got these problems I likely won't see them manifest. Still, I don't want to experience them at all when I do.

Speaking of which, do any of you find the vibrate options for receiving calls odd? Under SETTINGS > SOUND > VIBRATE PATTERNS, there are four choices. "Dot vibe" is the only one that feels like that. It goes "buz buz buz space buz buz buz".

The "dash vibe" is like "buuuzzz buz buz buz buz"

The "Fast vibe" is almost worthless, going "bzbzbz"

And the "Long vibe" is anything but! It's seriously "buz bzbz bzbz".

I can barely feel any of these when the phone's in my pocket. Do you guys see the same types of patterns I tried to describe with my buz and bz's or is my phone vibrate jacked? I mean, I can't see how the "long vibe" can even be that - I expected the long steady vibrate at the very least.
[Motorola Photon 4G] noblerinthemind:
I've been waiting for an excuse to try Sprint (from Verizon) and with the bad battery life of the 3DO and mediocre reviews I finally made the jump once people started raving about the Photon.

Here's what happened to me:

First picked up the phone, booted it up, went through the set-up questions, got to the "add accounts" set-up for email and social networking links and the phone froze - this is before I even got to the main screen. Had to take the battery out to reset.

I downloaded some apps, including the amazon apps, which it didn't like, and the phone froze two or three more times throughout the day. I also had spotty coverage, particularly at home in NYC. I did a data factory reset and the problems persisted. The next morning I went back to Sprint and tried to get a new phone figuring I might have gotten a dud. They didn't give me a new phone but the manager said it should've been turned on to accept Sprint only coverage and that was the problem. He fiddled with a couple other settings and now the reception problems are better. It still has crashed a number of times and I get FCs a lot.

I'm coming from an old BB Curve so this is my first true smart phone though I do have a CM7 Nook, which seems to be less buggy. I'm pretty disappointed with the bugginess but the phone still seems pretty cool otherwise. It seems to respond quicker than my Nook - which it should. I don't know what to think about 4G. Here in NYC it's pretty spotty for everyone that I know who uses Sprint so it makes me think that at this point 4G might be a waste. I also don't notice the Photon having any more bars than the people around me who have an Evo 4g and an Epic 4g. I can't help but wonder if I should've just stayed with Verizon and gotten a Droid X2 or something.

That's all I got for now.

** update - a couple of days later and Go Launcher installed. I'm very impressed. I love this phone. It seems to be stable at this point. I compared it's reception again, measuring its bars vs the Epic, HTC shift and Evo 4g and it was consistently better than those phones.
[Motorola Photon 4G] nezb:
Ah, that does help the camera take its time to focus! Good job pointing that out - I probably would have never noticed it.

I still have artifacty/grainy images in lower light settings, but I guess that's the best I can expect from a cellphone's CCD. Here's to hoping one day my phone will take as good a photo as a point'n'shoot.
[Motorola Photon 4G] nezb:
Wow, you are right. It's pictures come out much sharper now! Thanks!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoshMuir6:
sorry if this is posted in the wrong place. i am trying to root my htc evo 4g.

Android version 2.3.3

Software number 4.24.651

Harwae version 0004

If someone can supply me links or details on how to root my phone it would be greatly appreciate thank you.

Josh
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaxCarnage:
/facepalm

10char
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bcarter2000:
The only luck you may have is if you are already S-OFF. Go to your bootloader and check. (Hold volume down while turning on the phone) If it says S-ON at the top, then your screwed, if it says S-OFF, pm me, and I'll give you links to get you set up.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoshMuir6:
its stock just bought three days ago
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bcarter2000:
I figured it was stock, but almost every EVO sold now is a refurbished model. Someone may have turned it in S-OFF, and therefore you may get lucky.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoshMuir6:
i try holding volume down and powering up and it just turns phone on will not show anything different then just turning on
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plainjane:
You need to disable fastboot in settings - sorry, don't know where it is. Or you can pull the battery and then do volume down + power.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoshMuir6:
thank you plainjane that helped.

supersonic evt3 ship S-on

hboot 2.16.0001

microp 041f

touch panel atmel_16ab

radio 2.15.00.05.02

mar 8 2011, 17:02:15

any suggestions to root if even possible.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaxCarnage:
No root for you yet. You'll have to wait with the rest of us.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bcarter2000:
Nope. HBOOT 2.16 is locked. No method found at the moment. Sorry. tommytomatoe has been working on customizing unrooted evos. If you can find the thread, I think it's under development.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoshMuir6:
Thank you everyone for your help it helped alto can someone plz inform me when they figure out how to root my verson or tell me a way to find out when they do
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaxCarnage:
Just keep an eye on the forums; when/if a root method is released, these forums will explode with activity.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LCL22:
welcome to the no root claims office, my name is quark 79, please, leave your bags in an orderly fashion by the door and take a number, you will be here a while...
[HTC Sensation] rawr4dj:
When I had My nexus S there were 2 things I greatly enjoyed, a rom called Axura and a sound mod called Voodoo Sounds
[HTC Sensation] bonesy:
omg ask in Questions and answers please!
[HTC Sensation] pr0x2:
I think we should add some test if you want to enter the XDA forums.

People are ****ing retarded on here lately. I wish it was more like 3 years ago.
[HTC Sensation] BrokenWall:
First off, AXURA was done by Master, you would have to ask him, he jumped to Verizon and was using a Thunderbolt last I checked. AXURA was great, but he was known for his Galaxy S based roms.

Second. The DAC in the Galaxy S series of phones like the Vibrant/Captivate/Nexus S, are very nice and have alot of features like the Headphone Amp that are not enabled in the default drivers.

From http://project-voodoo.org/

Samsung was very nice in including a very powerful audio chip, what Voodoo did was improve on this and enable the features that it supported via a kernel upgrade.

We know the DAC in this phone based on a previous post I asked about which pointed towards, which is a Texas Instrument's TLV320AIC3254.

Third, please post this in Q&A
[HTC Sensation] stefan.buddle:
+1

10 chars
[HTC Sensation] bonesy:
The thing i hate most is when you start a new thread theres a tickbox saying is this a question!
[HTC Sensation] madindehead:
No offence, but PLEASE post in the correct section. I have reported this thread.
[HTC Sensation] rawr4dj:
If you don't know the answer to ny question do not come in to my thread talking ish. 1 person needs to say hey next time post in Q&A its so simple I don't need 10 people to say it
[HTC Sensation] rawr4dj:
So does that mean that the sensation will never be able to rival the output sound of the Samsungs?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mvsn:
Hello,

Used the search function, checked google, etc, has anyone been able to get MMS working on the X10 (2.1 | 2.3.3) at all on the fido network? I've tried all the variations with settings but I cannot seem to get it working whatsoever...

When someone sends one to me, i just get cannot download message, and when I am sending a picture, it just sits at sending.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slikk76:
try this:

Name: Fido Internet/MMS

APN: fido-core-appl1.apn

Username: <not set>

Password: <not set>

Authentication type: <not set>

Proxy: <not set>

Port: <not set>

MMSC: http://mms.fido.ca

MMS proxy : 205.151.11.13

MMS port : 80

APN type: default,mms

;)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mvsn:
Cannot find the thank you button, although thank you! that worked like a charm!!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slikk76:
:D no problemo! glad i helped
[HTC EVO 3D] Golf Nut:
Yep, I dropped my EVO 4G taking it out of my pocked in a parking lot today, and the screen is cracked to he!!. Need to decide whether to get another EVO 4G or move to the EVO 3D.

I like the idea of the better quality screen and faster processor in the 3D, but from reading some if the "issues" threads here and elsewhere, not looking for a new device that will randomly reboot, have worse reception, overheat faster (it's flipping hot here in Houston!), etc. The lack of a kickstand and where they place the charging port seems like a huge fail as well.

I don't root or anything like that. This is a work phone and to be honest, I don't have the time to mess with rooting and stuff. I just need it to work right out of the box. I have a 16GB micro SD card that I will use for storing pictures, music, etc. I currently use the Sprint extended battery (2600 mAh) in my EVO 4G and get through a normal day with 35-40% left. Not sure if I will need an extended battery with the 3D?

Anyway, for those of you that came from the EVO 4G, was it worthwhile?

Thanks!

Jason
[HTC EVO 3D] spencer88:
Well the only deciding factor is whether or not you want HTC Sense 3.0. Yes the phone is faster and such but if you don't root your phone you won't truly take advantage of all it has to offer.

My advice is to go to the sprint store and try out their in-store demo and see for yourself if you want to upgrade.

I personally have the EVO 4G and the EVO 3D and they are both great devices, the EVO 3D just improves on the 4G tremendously.
[HTC EVO 3D] Success100:
its a worthy upgrade. do it

also keep in mind that the galaxy s2 is coming to sprint soon. another bad ass smartphone. they say within the next month or two.

but why wait.

id pull the plug if i were u im really starting to love this phone
[HTC EVO 3D] jgalan14:
I broke the screen on my og evo and after bictching at sprint for not repairing it I got an upgrade early so I sold my evo 4G plus extended battery for 160$ (with broken screen) I pay 55$ out my pocket and i'm a happy camper, and besides sometimes the camera app getting freeze after opening vertically, everything else works the same, you will need a second battery if you use it the much but this one does have a longer battery life tho so is up to you, the one the seido came out is ugly as hell so im waiting to see if htc gets a nice one like the one they did for the thunderbolt (really like the phone when had it btw)

If you don't have an Evo3d well you don't have an Evo3d :P
[HTC EVO 3D] Golf Nut:
Just went by my local Sprint store to take a look at the 3D. Good news is that the 3D will still fit in my universal car cradle. I was worried that the charing port would be covered by the left side of the cradle, but the port is high enough up on the side to clear.

I use this universal car cradle, BTW:

http://www.amazon.com/Arkon-SM410-Universal-Windshield-Smartphones/dp/B003ELOOZO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312321220&sr=8-1

Though a little weary of the stock battery life, I told my IT guy to get me the 3D. Hopefully it gets drop-shipped to my office in the next 48 hours. I will be the first in my company to use it for business, so hopefully it works just like the 4G does (synching with Outlook e-mail, calendar, contacts).

Thanks for the quick replies!
[HTC EVO 3D] Darkmx2000:
Don't worry you will be a happy customer, if you love the 4g then the 3D will blow your mind. Dual core goodness all the way.
[HTC EVO 3D] Golf Nut:
I hope you're right. I really like my EVO 4G. No major bugs for me with that device running 100% stock from Sprint. A little nervous about the 3D. Hoping I didn't make a bad choice.
[HTC EVO 3D] jgalan14:
You will be good let us know what you think about it after you play with it

If you don't have an Evo3d well you don't have an Evo3d :P
[HTC EVO 3D] Tilde88:
You mean step down to the Evo 3D? IMO you should get the HTC Vogue...
[HTC EVO 3D] biohazerd87:
I'd say upgrade. I had the Evo 4G since it was released and then got the Evo 3D the day it was released, haven't looked back. I haven't had a single random reboot since I purchased my 3D. I haven't noticed any problems with my reception here in Kansas City, Missouri, at least no different than my Evo 4G.

As for the overheating, I've not had a single problem with this either, and it was 109 here in KC. I think HTC got rid of the kick stand because it was taking up precious battery room. If it's that big of a deal to you you can always go for the seidio active case that has a built in kickstand.

The stock Evo 3D battery seemed to out perform my Evo 4G battery as well, however I'm now using the seidio 4000mHa super extended battery and my phone will last two days with constant use.
[HTC EVO 3D] xRuiner:
I absolutely love the EVO 3D. It fixed many of my little issues I had with my EVO4g. The only thing that doesn't work right for me is the BlueTooth hook up to my car stereo.

EVO 4g auto hooked up everytime i started the car. never failed. (2011 Subaru STi stock radio)

EVO 3D I have to turn off the bluetooth, re-enable and then pair manually. Sometimes it pairs completely.. sometimes it pairs with only the media portion so I only get music and not phone capabilities.

Other than that, Its a great upgrade.
[General Questions and Answers] samstheman42:
I've been modding phones for around a year now, and have gotten a few friends into switching up ROM's on their phones as well. A question was brought up to me recently and I realized that I didn't have a good answer to give them, and after some searching realized that this hasn't been answered anywhere (at least that I could find). I searched google for around 1l2 an hour and probably close to 20 min here on XDA.

What does the "radio" do?

Why do you need to update it for certain ROM's?

Why would a bad radio file brick a phone?

Thanks in advance for your answers guys, I really appreciate it.
[General Questions and Answers] Kiboe:
the "radio" is the coding in the software that interacts with a nearby tower or cell site.

some roms need it because they work better on them, call clarity, etc etc. unless you really really really know what you are doing, i would not recomend it, Cyanogenmod 7 and many other roms work fine with the default radio in the phones.

it can brick a phone because the radio is part of the software, if it doesn't load right, the phone will more or less shut down or fry (Brick)
[General Questions and Answers] sweetnsour:
as the radio is the first thing that boots up when you turn on your phone, flashing the wrong radio will brick your phone and cause it to be stuck (at the splash screen)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Larswa:
I have a strange issue with my microphone or maybe I should call it sound pickup, on my SII.

When I take, or initiate a call, the sound quality of my voice on the other end is terrible, when I use the built in microphone. and I mean LOW ... like it almost sounds like I am not talking into the mike at all...

If I have the wired headset engaged, or a bluetooth one and take, or initiate a call, sound is excellent through the headset. But if I during the call, disconnect the headset, and reconnect it, the sound is also terrible through the headset.

I had my phone for a while running on Lightning 1.2 and sound was great, before sending it in for repairs (battery was faulty). After I got it back, I quickly flashed it to Lightning 4.2 and I can't remember if sound was working before that. I couldn't wait to get Lightning back on instead of the built in crap.

I've tried flashing other roms and kernels, but the problem remains the same.

Any idea's??

I am aware of these threads where people have similar problems, but I haven't heard anyone describe having no problem with the headset, but having a problem when de and reattachiong the headset ... sounds like sw to me. !?!??

Other threads:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1127103&highlight=microphone

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1174150&highlight=microphone

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1192081&highlight=microphone
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dj_poo:
have same **** :( and i search entire forum i heard another ppl have this problem

did u try between ur calls to disable the noise reduction
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Larswa:
Hi, yeah I tried disabling noise reduction, and it didn't make any difference. It actually got a little worse, according to my GF but not much.

Can you reproduce that it works fine when using the headset at the beginning of a call?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dj_poo:
my problem is that ppl hear in such eco thing and this is crazy everyone say they don't hear me good :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Larswa:
Okay. Then I don't think our problems are related.
[G2 and Desire Z General] resetrobot:
Does anyone know how to make the maximum MMS size larger than 1M on this rom?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] URIDEM3:
Hi all,

Just flashed boyppc gingersense rom v35 on my wife's hd2, everything works great except that I can't login to the friendstream widget thing.. it just keeps kicking out and says "error: invalid key".. im pretty sure I entered user and password correctly..can someone please guide me through this? Thanks alot
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] URIDEM3:
Anyone?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dragonforce11:
Hey everyone. I'm trying to change the samsung account stored in my tab because I think it may help to get the new update. But how do I change my account in the tab?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] celtichazard:
Any know if Rogers have a 1080p recording
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Frooty:
Unfortunately, it does not.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] tyshemi:
No
[Verizon Droid Charge] thareefer:
Hello everyone. I have this problem where when my phone rings, no matter what ringtone I have, the first ring is really low and then it becomes loud. I know its a problem with gingerbread and was wondering if anyone had a fix. If there is no fix for this I was wondering if its possible to install the ep1h radio on froyo. There are other problems I have such as when playing music the music lags even if I' not streaming it from the internet. I really want to t fix it but if not I will switch back to froyo.
[Verizon Droid Charge] timgt:
The low first ring and no lit keys are the reasons I went back to GB. I like the EE4 radio anyway.